Screening for generalized anxiety disorder symptoms in the wake of terrorist attacks: A study in primary care

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 218-226

  Ghafoori, Bita ^a   Neria, Yuval ^b,c   Gameroff, Marc J ^b,c   Olfson, Mark ^b,c   Lantigua, Rafael ^d   Shea, Steven ^d   Weissman, Myrna M ^b,c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISASTER; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PANIC; POPULATION EXPOSURE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RESCUE WORK; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249090136     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20419     Document Type: Article

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